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Password

74
Balasaur Score
Worth a look

1961–1966 · TV · 6 seasons · 174 episodes

The read

A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10. The series ran 6 seasons across 174 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.

Synopsis

Password is an American television game show which was created by Bob Stewart for Goodson-Todman Productions. The host was Allen Ludden, who had previously been well known as the host of the G.E. College Bowl. Password originally aired for 1,555 daytime telecasts each weekday from October 2, 1961 to September 15, 1967 on CBS, along with weekly prime time airings from January 2, 1962 to September 9, 1965 and December 25, 1966 to May 22, 1967. An additional 1,099 daytime shows aired from April 5, 1971 to June 27, 1975 on ABC. The show's announcers were Jack Clark and Lee Vines on CBS and John Harlan on ABC. Two revivals later aired on NBC from 1979–1982 and 1984–1989, followed by a prime time version on CBS from 2008–2009. In 2013, TV Guide ranked it #8 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows ever.

Ratings

IMDb7.4/10

10 audience votes

Seasons

1Season 151 ep1961
2Season 250 ep1962
3Season 349 ep1963
4Season 419 ep1964
5Season 51 ep1965
6Season 64 ep1966

Cast

Themes

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